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Backlash follows TV report on ‘health dangers’ from refugees

Backlash follows TV report on ‘health dangers’ from refugees

'Could kindness be bad for your health?' the Valley News Live story asked the other night, noting the Centers for Disease Control report that tuberculosis rates are rising in the country for the first time in 20 years.
by Bob Collins

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When it comes to ‘bottoms up,’ Wisconsin is on top

It's not as if we needed proof, but we've got more confirmation than when it comes to getting hammered, nobody beats a Midwesterner.
by Bob Collins

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WWII vet reunites with man he saved from death camp

Sid Shafner, 94, gets around in a wheelchair now, like many World War II veterans these days. But it wasn't always that way. He was a stand-up hero, part of a generation of them.
by Bob Collins

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Let’s start talking about pharmaceutical costs

A Florida man allegedly killed his wife because he didn't have money for her medication. That should be a starting point for political candidates and the media to start talking about the problems.
by Bob Collins

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Football is months away but we can’t shut up about it

Football has an amazing ability to stay in the news virtually every day during the off-season. Today did not break the string. Apparently, ESPN -- and you'll want to sit down for this -- tweeted something stupid.
by Bob Collins

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In death, a plea not to vote for Trump, Clinton

In death, a plea not to vote for Trump, Clinton

There is a growing trend in obituary humor that makes anyone tired of politics ask the question, 'Shouldn't there be a place that's campaign free?'
by Bob Collins

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Can fewer academic opportunities close achievement gap?

If you're really concerned about an achievement gap, you focus efforts on providing academic support to those not getting it, not taking it away from those who are.
by Bob Collins

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Farewell, Guy Clark

Farewell, Guy Clark

Guy Clark died today. The singer and songwriter's career always carried an important message: Don't waste your life not following your passion.
by Bob Collins

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Confederate flag stand threatens Crosby student’s graduation

Confederate flag stand threatens Crosby student’s graduation

School officials in the Crosby-Ironton school district reportedly have threatened to withhold the diploma of a senior because he showed up at school yesterday with a Confederate flag attached to his car.
by Bob Collins

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An appreciation of Leeann Chin

She was married off by her family at 18 to a man in Hong Kong she'd never met and didn't like. They eventually moved to the white, Scandinavian enclave of Minnesota, her daughter, Katie, recalled. And she didn't even speak English.
by Bob Collins

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